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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in elearning are providing the means for learners all over the world to take part in classes online. These MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are many issues that online education institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Case Western Reserve University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Professors want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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