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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in distance learning enable people in nations all aver the world to take part in online classes. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students 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 e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these promising new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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