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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning have made it possible for people all around the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOC courses are customarily 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 a lot of topics that online education organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Pitcairn Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these interesting new open education experiments. Trainers want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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