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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advancements in online learning enable students all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently 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 e-learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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