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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online education have empowered students in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. 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 many issues that online learning organizations have to consider today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Howland Island to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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