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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in e-learning technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are almost always 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 a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions are dealing with today because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the training provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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