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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in learning technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are customarily 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 variety of topics that elearning organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Wellesley College to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Corporations want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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