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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online learning have provided the means for learners all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOCs are usually free for students 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 numerous topics that online education organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we make sure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Central Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this desideratum for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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