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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in online learning are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open courses are generally free for students 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 numerous topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a developing need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Universities want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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