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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. New gains in online learning technology are making it possible for students all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these interesting new open education undertakings. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this developing need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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