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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. New evolvements in online learning technology are enabling humans all over the world to take online courses. 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. MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are numerous subjects that learning technology institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Mauritius to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing demand for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This book also studies the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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