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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in blended learning make it possible for students in all parts of the world to take online courses. These massive open courses are typically 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 a lot of topics that online education institutions have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Ashmore and Cartier Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Corporations want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this increasing need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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