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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people in every nation on earth to take online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations are struggling with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle low motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education experiments. Researchers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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