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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in blended learning technology are enabling people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are usually 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 subjects that blended learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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