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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in online learning enable people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massively open online courses are typically 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 many issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Tajikistan to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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