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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in digital education technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOCs 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 many issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Instructors want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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