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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in elearning technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to participate in courses online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly 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 lot of issues that e-learning institutions must deal with today because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Japan to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Teachers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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