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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in online education technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. MOOC classes are 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 several topics that blended learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these significant new open education experiments. Lecturers want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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