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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in electronic education technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not 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 elearning institutions are considering today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can we make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like American Samoa to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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