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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in blended learning technology have empowered humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants would like to understand these interesting new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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