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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in blended learning technology have empowered people all around the world to take classes online. These online MOOCs are free for learners 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 quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Minnesota to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these promising new open educational ventures. Universities want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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