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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in online education enable learners all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free for learners 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 many subjects that online learning institutions are dealing with today because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Chad to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this developing desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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