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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in blended learning have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these significant new open education initiatives. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this increasing desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This amazing new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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