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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in elearning have provided the means for learners all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are usually free for learners 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 issues that elearning institutions are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to better comprehend these exciting new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also researches the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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