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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in blended learning technology are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These MOOCs are customarily free for students 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 a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and many other participants want to better grasp these promising new open education experiments. Scientists want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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