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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in blended learning make it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students 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 a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Houston System to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these new open education experiments. Students want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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