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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in elearning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Guinea-Bissau to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this expanding need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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