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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in electronic education technology have enabled learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are generally 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 a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Ecotech Institute to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Public servants want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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