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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in e-learning technology have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online 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 a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Madagascar to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to better perceive these compelling new open education undertakings. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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