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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in e-learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are several topics that blended learning institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Costa Rica to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Educators want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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