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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning are empowering learners in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are struggling with now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As elearning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Researchers want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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