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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education technology are enabling learners all over the world to take courses online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOCs are usually free for students 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 elearning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like French Polynesia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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