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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Professors want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also considers the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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