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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online education make it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free 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 blended learning institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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