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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in e-learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massively open online courses are typically 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 quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are considering more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can we ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Haiti to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a developing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desideratum for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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