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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in e-learning technology make it possible for students all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open online courses are almost always free 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 institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can organizations be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? How can educators manage issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a developing necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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