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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in blended learning technology have enabled students in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free 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 a variety of issues that online learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Barthelemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to be more aware of these exciting new open educational experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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