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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in distance learning are empowering students in nations all around the world to take courses online. These massive open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are many topics that blended learning organizations have to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these important new open educational initiatives. Professors want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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