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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in electronic educational technology make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take classes online. These massive open online courses are customarily 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 many issues that online learning organizations are considering today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like WizIQ to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This interesting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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