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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are free for students 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 numerous issues that online learning technology institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Italy to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Educators want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education