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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern gains in electronic educational technology make it possible for students all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massive open online courses are normally 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 a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a necessity to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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