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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for students all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are commonly 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 numerous subjects that blended learning institutions are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Teachers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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