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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in blended learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually 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 numerous topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to better perceive these exciting new open education experiments. Teachers want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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