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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in technology-enhanced learning are empowering humans all over the world to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are free for students 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 several subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Comoros to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to understand these promising new open education initiatives. Professors want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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