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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free 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 quite a few topics that blended learning institutions are having to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Professors want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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