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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in elearning enable people all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these promising new open educational endeavours. Academics want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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