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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in e-learning have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners 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 a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Scholars want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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