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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are many subjects that blended learning organizations have to deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Gambia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Instructors want to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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