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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in elearning make it possible for students in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are numerous topics that online education institutions have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Iceland to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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