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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in electronic educational technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs 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 a lot of issues that online education institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Kirkwood Community College to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to better grasp these new open education endeavours. Public servants want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. 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 educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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