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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in blended learning technology enable students in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Berklee College of Music to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Instructors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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