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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in elearning have enabled learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always 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 topics that learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Micronesia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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