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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in elearning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take classes online. These MOOC courses are 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 variety of subjects that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Niger to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Corporations want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also examines the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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