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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in digital education technology enable people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are usually free for students 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 issues that learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Michigan to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these promising new open education endeavours. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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