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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in online learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are commonly 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 topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Iceland to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education initiatives. Universities want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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