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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in online learning are empowering humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners 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 several issues that learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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