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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Bowling Green State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Scientists want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this increasing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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