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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to take courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students 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 topics that online education institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like CaltechX to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these open education initiatives. People want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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