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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are typically 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 issues that online education institutions are having to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Estonia to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend these open education experiments. Scholars want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also reviews the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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