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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. New improvements in digital education technology are empowering people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually 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 lot of subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like French Polynesia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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