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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in e-learning technology have enabled learners all over the world to take courses online. These online MOOCs are usually 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 issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Elidaemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these open educational experiments. People want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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