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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in e-learning technology have enabled learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. 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 have to struggle with today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Romania to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these compelling new open educational experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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