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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in blended learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education ventures. Students want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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