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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are many subjects that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like French Southern and Antarctic Lands to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend these promising new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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