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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning organizations are dealing with today because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these exciting new open educational initiatives. Academics want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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