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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in electronic educational technology make it possible for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free 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 learning technology organizations are dealing with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to understand these significant new open educational ventures. People want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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