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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in elearning technology enable people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free for students 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 numerous subjects that blended learning institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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