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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in distance learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free 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 e-learning technology organizations have to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these exciting new open education experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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