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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online education technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take online courses. These massive open courses are almost always 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 numerous issues that e-learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these interesting new open education experiments. Educators want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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