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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent changes in digital education technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in classes online. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are several subjects that e-learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to better understand these interesting new open education experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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