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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in e-learning are providing the means for humans all around the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students 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 a variety of issues that elearning institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Palmyra Atoll to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. People want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this expanding need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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