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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning technology are empowering students all over the world to take courses online. MOOCs are commonly 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 issues that blended learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by organizations like Howland Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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