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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in blended learning make it possible for students all over the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Professors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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