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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in e-learning technology are enabling students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly 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 numerous subjects that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these important new open education initiatives. Researchers want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this expanding need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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