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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in blended learning technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes online. These massive online courses are mostly free for students 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 quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these fascinating new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Researchers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desideratum for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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