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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in online education technology are making it possible for students all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are commonly free for learners 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that e-learning technology institutions are considering now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Mexico to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to better understand these open education endeavours. Students want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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