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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in electronic education technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Gabon to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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