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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in electronic educational technology enable students in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC courses are almost always 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 a lot of subjects that blended learning organizations are struggling with now that learning technology is improving so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Belarus to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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