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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in e-learning technology enable people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Tumblr to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these exciting new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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