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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in e-learning technology have enabled students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly free for learners 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 online learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Davidson College to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage low motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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