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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in digital education technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free 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 topics that online learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Vanderbilt University to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these compelling new open education experiments. Trainers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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