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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in digital education technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free for students 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 variety of subjects that elearning technology institutions are considering now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these promising new open education initiatives. Corporations want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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