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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in distance learning are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open online courses are almost always 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 numerous topics that learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Nauru to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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