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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent changes in elearning have enabled learners in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are customarily 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 a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations are considering today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can we certify that the quality of these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Michigan to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants need to better grasp these new open education endeavours. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this growing demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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