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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in blended learning technology have empowered students all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with today because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend these significant new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Lecturers want to comprehend how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this growing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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