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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in online education technology enable students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually free 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 subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like WizIQ to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these important new open education undertakings. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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