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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like New Caledonia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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