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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online education have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in online classes. These massive online courses are generally 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 a lot of topics that elearning institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Kentucky to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Instructors want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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