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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in e-learning technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are free for students 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 several topics that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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