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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in technology-enhanced learning enable students in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are normally free for learners 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 lot of issues that e-learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these open education endeavours. Academics want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this crescive need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also describes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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