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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Houston System to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these important new open educational experiments. Public servants want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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