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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning have provided the means for students all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are ordinarily 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 quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Coral Sea Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these promising new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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