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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning technology make it possible for students in all parts of the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are mostly 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 lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these exciting new open educational experiments. Trainers want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this increasing need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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