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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New changes in learning technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are customarily free for students 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 many subjects that online education organizations are having to consider today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Renton Technical College to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a necessity to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these important new open education undertakings. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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