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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in elearning make it possible for students all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are normally free for learners 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 topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like openHPI to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these promising new open educational ventures. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also examines 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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