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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in online education technology enable people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Bolivia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend these promising new open educational endeavours. Professors want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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