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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in online education technology enable humans all over the world to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are generally 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 e-learning technology institutions are dealing with today because online education technology is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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