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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take classes online. These MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Utah to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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