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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in digital education technology have empowered students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by organizations like Aland to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Academics want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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