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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in e-learning have enabled humans all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many subjects that learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Arizona State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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