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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are commonly free 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 many issues that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can we manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to understand these new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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