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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to take courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can educators make sure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these interesting new open education endeavours. People want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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