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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in online education technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses are customarily 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 a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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