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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in online learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are typically 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 several topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these compelling new open educational experiments. Universities want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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