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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in blended learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always 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 many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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