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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in distance learning have made it possible for people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses 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 quite a few subjects that online learning institutions have to deal with today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Turkmenistan to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these fascinating new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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