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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are typically 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 many subjects that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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