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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online education technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily 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 a lot of issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Academics want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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