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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are free for students but do not always 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 online learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Kenya to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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