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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are usually free 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 subjects that distance learning institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Belgium to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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