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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in distance learning technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to take online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are many issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Rochester to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these new open educational endeavours. Educators want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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