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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in online education technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for students 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 lot of topics that elearning technology institutions are considering now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Helena to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Teachers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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