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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advancements in electronic educational technology are making it possible for people all over the world to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners 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 topics that elearning organizations must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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