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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online learning make it possible for people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily 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 issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Queen Maud Land to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this growing demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also considers the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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