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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in blended learning are enabling students in all parts of the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily 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 a variety of topics that learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to understand these important new open educational experiments. Educators want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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