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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in distance learning technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are typically 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 several topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Great Basin College to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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