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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in e-learning technology have enabled people all over the world to participate in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are 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 lot of topics that online learning institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to better comprehend these important new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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