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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in e-learning technology enable humans all over the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are 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 issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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