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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in distance learning make it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are customarily 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 variety of issues that online learning technology organizations are dealing with today because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Mauritius to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Researchers want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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