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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology are enabling people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are usually 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 numerous subjects that e-learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Educators want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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