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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in blended learning are empowering people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are many issues that elearning institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to understand these new open education ventures. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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