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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are usually free 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 online learning institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to be more aware of these compelling new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this need for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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