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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in e-learning have empowered people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive online courses are generally 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 numerous issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to better comprehend these intriguing new open education initiatives. Researchers want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this growing demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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