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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in electronic educational technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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