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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in digital education technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily 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 several issues that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Michigan State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these new open educational experiments. Public servants want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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