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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in blended learning enable humans all around the world to take classes online. MOOC classes are mostly 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 many subjects that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Tonga to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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