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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in electronic education technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take classes online. MOOC classes are commonly free for learners 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 issues that online learning institutions are dealing with now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Colorado System to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to be more aware of these promising new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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