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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in blended learning technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Johnston Atoll to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. People want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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