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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Panama to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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