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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in blended learning have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions are struggling with today because blended learning technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Educators want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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