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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in blended learning technology have made it possible for humans in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can organizations make sure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Researchers want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this developing demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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