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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in digital education technology are enabling humans all around the world to take online courses. MOOCs are customarily 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several subjects that blended learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Instructors want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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