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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in elearning technology enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are numerous issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Michigan State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Students want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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