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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in electronic education technology make it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free 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 many issues that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a growing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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