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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in distance learning are empowering humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these significant new open educational ventures. Instructors want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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