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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning technology have empowered people all over the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are customarily free 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 topics that online education organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to better understand these new open educational ventures. People want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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