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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in blended learning technology enable learners in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are many subjects that elearning organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education experiments. Everyone wants to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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