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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in digital education technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions are considering today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Educators want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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