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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning technology make it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC 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 quite a few topics that learning technology institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Somalia to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a developing necessity to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Academics want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also reviews 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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