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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Universities want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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