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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in online education technology are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these open education experiments. Scientists want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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