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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in blended learning are enabling students all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are customarily 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 several issues that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Netherlands Antilles to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Universities want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing demand for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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