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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in distance learning have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners 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 subjects that e-learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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