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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in digital education technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are commonly 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 a lot of subjects that elearning organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Rwaq to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Universities want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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