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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in electronic educational technology have made it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are 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 subjects that distance learning organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by organizations like Greenland to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to understand these open education experiments. Researchers want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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