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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in online learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are typically free 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 many topics that blended learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Turkmenistan to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to better comprehend these open educational experiments. Trainers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also explores the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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