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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in blended learning technology have enabled students in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are many topics that online education institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like OpenupEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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