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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in electronic education technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly 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 many topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of New Mexico to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a expanding demand to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to understand these new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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