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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in electronic educational technology enable humans in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are mostly 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 many issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a growing desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Academics want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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