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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in distance learning have enabled humans all around the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are 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 numerous topics that online education organizations have to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these interesting new open education endeavours. Corporations want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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