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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online education have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC classes are free for students 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 quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Teachers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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