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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in distance learning are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for learners 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 a variety of issues that elearning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Excelsior College to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Instructors want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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