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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in online education have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free for students 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 quite a few topics that learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Belize to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Scientists want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also researches the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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