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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in blended learning technology enable students all around the world to take part in online classes. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Universities want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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