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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest changes in learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a variety of subjects that elearning organizations must deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Scholars want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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