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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in blended learning are making it possible for students all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are usually 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 several issues that online learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Norway to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Educators want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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