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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in e-learning technology are making it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Students want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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