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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning have enabled learners in nations all aver the world to take online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are several topics that learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Trainers want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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