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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students 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 several topics that online education institutions are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Pridnestrovie (Transnistria) to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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