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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in online education have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners 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 a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these open education experiments. People want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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