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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in online learning enable people all around the world to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants certify that the education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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