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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning technology are empowering people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Romania to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to better perceive these open education endeavours. Corporations want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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