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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in elearning technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily 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 subjects that elearning organizations are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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