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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in blended learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free 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 subjects that online learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Navassa Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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