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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in blended learning make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Santa Clara University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education experiments. Everybody wants to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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