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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning enable people all around the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students 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 many issues that elearning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to better grasp these interesting new open education experiments. Instructors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desideratum for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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