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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. New evolvements in learning technology enable learners all over the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are normally 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 quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to better grasp these intriguing new open education ventures. Public servants want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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