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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in learning technology have made it possible for students in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly 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 topics that e-learning institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Clipperton Island to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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