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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning technology have empowered learners in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are commonly free 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 quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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