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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in electronic education technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC classes are mostly 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Meetup to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these promising new open education experiments. Scholars want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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