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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. New advancements in e-learning are empowering students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are usually free for students 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 e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Myanmar (Burma) to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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