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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in online education technology make it possible for people all around the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are commonly free for learners 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 several topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Turkmenistan to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational experiments. Teachers want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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