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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern developments in digital education technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOC courses are usually free for learners 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are considering today because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Google+ to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these new open educational experiments. Professors want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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