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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take online classes. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders make sure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Central African Republic to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these fascinating new open education initiatives. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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