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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in elearning are enabling students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOCs are mostly free for learners 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 topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Relay Graduate School of Education to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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