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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in elearning are enabling students in nations all around the world to take courses online. These MOOC classes are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Open2Study to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Corporations want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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