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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in distance learning technology are enabling learners all over the world to take part in courses online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massive open courses are typically 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 many subjects that online education institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is developing so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Corporations want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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