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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New developments in elearning are enabling students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always 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 quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations are considering now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education ventures. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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