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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for people all over the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners 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 a lot of subjects that elearning organizations have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education experiments. Researchers want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also researches 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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