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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in learning technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses 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 many issues that distance learning institutions are considering more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to better comprehend these interesting new open educational experiments. Trainers want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this crescive need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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