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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses 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 a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Central African Republic to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these important new open educational endeavours. Universities want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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