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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning technology have empowered humans in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Professors want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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