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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in e-learning are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are customarily 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 several topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Universities want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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