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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in blended learning have enabled people in nations all aver the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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