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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in blended learning technology have enabled students in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. These massively open online courses are normally 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 several issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Educators want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this increasing need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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