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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in elearning enable students in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOCs are commonly 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 topics that online learning institutions must deal with today because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Scientists want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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