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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC courses are 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 several issues that online learning technology institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Zimbabwe to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these interesting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also considers 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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