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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning technology are making it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOCs are ordinarily 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 quite a few topics that online learning organizations have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Benin to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Academics want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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