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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in distance learning technology have empowered people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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