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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always 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 blended learning organizations are struggling with today because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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