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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online education technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOC classes are mostly 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 quite a few topics that online education organizations are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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