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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online learning make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are free for learners 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 topics that online education organizations have to consider today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to better understand these intriguing new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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