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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions have to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Students want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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