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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online learning technology have enabled learners in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Educators want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desideratum for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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