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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online education technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Peru to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these intriguing new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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