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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in learning technology have empowered learners all over the world to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Pitcairn Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education ventures. Professors want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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