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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in blended learning technology are enabling people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are many subjects that elearning institutions are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Nagorno-Karabakh to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these exciting new open education experiments. Academics want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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