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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in e-learning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are having to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Professors want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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