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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning have made it possible for students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open online courses are customarily 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 numerous issues that learning technology organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Sudan to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education ventures. Everyone wants to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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