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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in e-learning have provided the means for people all around the world to take online courses. These massive open courses are ordinarily 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 many subjects that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Public servants want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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