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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in technology-enhanced learning enable learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly 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 numerous issues that elearning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because online education technology is advancing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Dominica to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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