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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in online education are providing the means for learners in nations all aver the world to take online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Tonga to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Scholars want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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