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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. New developments in blended learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are many issues that online education institutions are having to consider today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Aruba to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a need to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Scientists want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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