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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in distance learning enable humans all over the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC courses are free for students 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 technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Slovenia to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Instructors want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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