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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses 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 several topics that blended learning institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is all right? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Public servants want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this growing desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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