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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online learning have empowered students all around the world to take part in online classes. These MOOCs are normally 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 a variety of subjects that blended learning organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Clipperton Island to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Scientists want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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