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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online education technology have enabled students in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Andorra to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also investigates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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