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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in blended learning technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are commonly 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 many topics that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these new open educational ventures. Scientists want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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