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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in blended learning technology enable people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are many topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to better perceive these compelling new open education undertakings. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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