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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in e-learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC classes are customarily 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 numerous topics that online education organizations have to consider today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can organizations make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Swaziland to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This amazing new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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