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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are customarily 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 several topics that online education organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is adequate? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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