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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in elearning technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students 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 several subjects that blended learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Rutgers University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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