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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online education technology have enabled humans all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive online courses 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 numerous issues that learning technology organizations are having to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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