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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in electronic education technology have empowered humans all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with today because blended learning technology is developing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Gibraltar to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. People want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this developing desire for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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