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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in blended learning technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions have to consider now that blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Researchers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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