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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New changes in online education enable learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are almost always 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 a lot of subjects that elearning organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of these MOOCs is all right? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Clemson University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also studies the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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