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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in elearning are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners 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 many subjects that elearning organizations have to deal with now that blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational experiments. Public servants want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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