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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in electronic education technology are making it possible for students all over the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC courses are mostly 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 topics that learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Alfred State College of Technology - SUNY to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this growing need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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