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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advancements in blended learning are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to take classes online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Professors want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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