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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online learning technology are enabling students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous topics that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this desire for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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