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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online education technology enable humans all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous topics that e-learning organizations have to struggle with now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Iceland to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these interesting new open educational ventures. Academics want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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