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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in distance learning have empowered students in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are free for learners 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 subjects that online learning institutions have to consider today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is passable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like WizIQ to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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