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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in elearning technology have empowered people all around the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are ordinarily 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 online education organizations are having to consider now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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