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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are usually free for students 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 a variety of issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these important new open education undertakings. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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