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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in blended learning technology have empowered humans all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are 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 lot of issues that blended learning organizations have to deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to better grasp these open educational endeavours. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also explores the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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