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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in distance learning have provided the means for humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are several topics that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Gibraltar to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Scientists want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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