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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online learning technology have made it possible for students all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students 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 numerous topics that elearning institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like OpenupEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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