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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in blended learning technology enable humans all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Micronesia to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also explores 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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