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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in blended learning technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations have to deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Tonga to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Academics want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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