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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in blended learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily 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 several issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Mauritania to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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