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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent developments in e-learning enable humans in every nation on earth to take classes online. Massively open online courses are customarily 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 numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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