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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in e-learning are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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