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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in blended learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners 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 quite a few topics that learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to better comprehend these interesting new open education ventures. Universities want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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