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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in online education have made it possible for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to better perceive these promising new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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