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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in e-learning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are usually 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 subjects that blended learning organizations are considering now that online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these exciting new open educational ventures. Scientists want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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