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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advancements in blended learning have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Educators want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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