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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest developments in blended learning technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are ordinarily 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 a variety of topics that online learning organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Eritrea to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Corporations want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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