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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in distance learning technology enable students all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are usually 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 quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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