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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in electronic education technology have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions have to deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Educators want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this developing desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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