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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Burundi to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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