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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are several subjects that e-learning technology organizations are considering today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Lecturers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also reviews the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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