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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in online education technology make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly 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 issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these intriguing new open education endeavours. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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