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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in blended learning are enabling students in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free 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 numerous issues that blended learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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