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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in electronic educational technology are enabling students in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly 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 topics that e-learning organizations are struggling with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Public servants want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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