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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in online education technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take online courses. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Arizona State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these important new open education initiatives. Professors want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this expanding need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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