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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in online learning are empowering people all around the world to take courses online. Massive open online 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 quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like French Guiana to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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