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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in blended learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC classes 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 several subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like New Zealand to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Students want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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