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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are customarily free 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 many subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Solomon Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Scholars want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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