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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are typically 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Students want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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