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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in digital education technology are enabling humans all over the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are usually 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few subjects that elearning organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Barthelemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle low student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Students want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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