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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online learning enable students in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly 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 quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Venezuela to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Academics want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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