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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in distance learning have provided the means for people all over the world to take courses online. These MOOC classes are almost always free for learners 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 elearning organizations have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Tonga to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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