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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online education make it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners 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 a lot of topics that learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. People want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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