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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in elearning are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are many subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with low motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to understand these compelling new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This amazing new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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