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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in electronic educational technology have empowered people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free for students 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 a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are considering more than ever because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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