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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in digital education technology are enabling people all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC classes 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 numerous subjects that learning technology institutions are having to consider now that blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these new open educational endeavours. Educators want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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