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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in elearning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC classes are mostly free for learners 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 have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Colombia to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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