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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in learning technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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