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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in blended learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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