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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in blended learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always 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 distance learning institutions are dealing with today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Oman to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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