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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in online education technology are making it possible for students all around the world to take courses online. 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. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are many topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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