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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in blended learning have made it possible for students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. 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 massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations must deal with now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Liberia to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants want to better grasp these important new open education experiments. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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