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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning technology enable learners all around the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses are normally free for learners 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 numerous topics that learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Cuba to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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