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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in blended learning make it possible for people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider today because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desire for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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