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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in e-learning are enabling learners in all parts of the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not 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 online learning technology organizations have to deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage poor motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Educators want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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