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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in digital education technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally 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 a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Peru to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Professors want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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