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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in online learning have enabled people all over the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Kiribati to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Trainers want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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