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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in online learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions have to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Ukraine to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Corporations want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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