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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online learning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to participate in courses online. Massively 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 several topics that online learning technology institutions are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is good? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Barbados to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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