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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern gains in elearning technology have enabled humans all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Micronesia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Universities want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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