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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free 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 many topics that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Lesotho to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to understand these exciting new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This gripping new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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