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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are mostly free 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 subjects that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Mauritania to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these important new open educational endeavours. People want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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