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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in blended learning have empowered learners in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are normally 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 a variety of subjects that online education organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like The University of Chicago to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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