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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in blended learning technology are enabling students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders make sure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Scholars want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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