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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in online learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students 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 distance learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Boston University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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