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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in digital education technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are typically 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 several subjects that distance learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This book also addresses 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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