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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in e-learning technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a lot of subjects that elearning organizations have to consider today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Professors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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