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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in elearning technology have enabled humans all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOC classes are customarily free for students 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 topics that online education institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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