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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in blended learning are enabling people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Berklee College of Music to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Instructors want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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