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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in electronic educational technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOCs are generally free 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 issues that online learning institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Bouvet Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these interesting new open educational experiments. Scholars want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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