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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in learning technology are enabling students all over the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are typically 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 numerous topics that blended learning organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Twitter to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education ventures. Corporations want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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