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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in blended learning have enabled learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly 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 a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions are considering today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like The New School to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational experiments. Corporations want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this growing desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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