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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in online learning have empowered people all over the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are typically 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 many topics that e-learning organizations must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like openHPI to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this growing need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also investigates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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