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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in elearning technology have enabled people all around the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are ordinarily 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 distance learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Rwaq to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this developing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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