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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in blended learning technology are enabling learners all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are 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 several topics that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like British Sovereign Base Areas to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these important new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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