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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in elearning technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are typically free for learners 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 subjects that e-learning organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Denmark to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these compelling new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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