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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in online learning are empowering learners in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are free for students 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 a variety of issues that online learning organizations are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Intellectuals and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Instructors want to perceive how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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