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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take courses online. These massively open online courses are typically 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 a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Concordia University Wisconsin to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Students want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this increasing need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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