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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in e-learning have empowered people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. 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 many issues that online learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This exciting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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