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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest developments in e-learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are usually free 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 quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can we certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Alfred State College of Technology - SUNY to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Public servants want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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