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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in e-learning technology enable students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually 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 a lot of issues that online education organizations are dealing with today because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can we certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Pridnestrovie (Transnistria) to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can teachers handle inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Scholars want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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