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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in blended learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are many issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Croatia to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to understand these promising new open education endeavours. Academics want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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