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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in blended learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are generally 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 several topics that elearning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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