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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in blended learning have provided the means for students in nations all aver the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also investigates the major 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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