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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are generally 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 a variety of topics that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Universities want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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