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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in blended learning technology make it possible for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massively open online courses are ordinarily 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 subjects that online learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Concordia University Wisconsin to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a growing need to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to understand these fascinating new open education experiments. Scientists want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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