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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in elearning technology enable learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free 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 numerous issues that blended learning organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like LinkedIn to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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