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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in electronic education technology are enabling people all over the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like YouTube to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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