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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in blended learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take classes online. These massive 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 a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions have to deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Spain to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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