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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning have enabled students in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are typically 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 a variety of topics that learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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