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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in blended learning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily 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 quite a few topics that blended learning organizations are considering in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Senegal to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to understand these intriguing new open education experiments. People want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this growing need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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