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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in electronic educational technology make it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free 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 distance learning organizations have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Macau to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these interesting new open educational ventures. Professors want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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