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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in online learning have provided the means for people all over the world to take online classes. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. People want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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