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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in distance learning have empowered people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are numerous subjects that learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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