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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in distance learning enable people all around the world to take online courses. MOOCs are mostly 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 several subjects that online learning institutions are struggling with now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to be more aware of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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