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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in digital education technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These online 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 quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions are considering today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Guinea-Bissau to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Scholars want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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