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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online education technology have enabled students in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners 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 several subjects that distance learning organizations are struggling with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Babson College to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Corporations want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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