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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in online education enable humans all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are 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 numerous subjects that distance learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Slovenia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Educators want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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