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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in online education are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are customarily 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 quite a few subjects that online education organizations are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Corporations want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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