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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in electronic educational technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are almost always 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 a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Romania to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these new open education experiments. Public servants want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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