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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in electronic education technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOCs are ordinarily 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 a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to consider now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Instructors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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