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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in elearning technology are making it possible for students all over the world to take online courses. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a growing desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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