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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners 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 variety of issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational endeavours. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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