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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in blended learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are several topics that e-learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like State University of New York to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Students want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this growing desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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