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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in electronic education technology have enabled people all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are customarily free 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 numerous subjects that learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Andorra to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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