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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in e-learning have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are having to consider today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Corporations want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this need for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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