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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in distance learning technology are enabling people all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are 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 a variety of topics that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Clemson University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This interesting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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