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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for humans all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are typically free 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 quite a few issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the training provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like YouTube to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to better grasp these significant new open education initiatives. Professors want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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