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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in e-learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Rochester to conduct these massively open online courses? How can we handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Educators want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this increasing need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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