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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in electronic education technology are making it possible for students all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free for learners 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 numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Scientists want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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