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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in blended learning technology enable learners all over the world to take online courses. These MOOC classes are normally free for learners 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 many subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with today because online education technology is developing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also studies the major 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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