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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in technology-enhanced learning enable students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle low motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Public servants want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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