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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern gains in e-learning have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Guatemala to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with low motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these new open education undertakings. Researchers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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