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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in elearning are making it possible for humans all around the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. People want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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