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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in blended learning technology enable people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are customarily 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 many topics that online learning institutions are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to better perceive these intriguing new open education endeavours. Professors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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