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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in digital education technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like WizIQ to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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