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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in blended learning are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily 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 a lot of subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Singapore to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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