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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in elearning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOC courses are generally 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 online learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Professors want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this demand for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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