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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in digital education technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally 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 issues that elearning institutions are dealing with now that online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Academics want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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