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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in distance learning are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Qatar to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Professors want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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