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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in online education have empowered people all around the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are usually 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 quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these new open education undertakings. Trainers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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