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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest developments in online education technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are usually 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 numerous topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Renton Technical College to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these important new open educational endeavours. Professors want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also researches the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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