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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled students all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students 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 elearning organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Gibraltar to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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