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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in blended learning technology have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Rochester to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants want to better comprehend these interesting new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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