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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in electronic education technology are enabling humans in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free 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 many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Wallis and Futuna to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage low motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to be more aware of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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