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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in online learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students 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 numerous topics that online education institutions are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators make sure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Palau to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Educators want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This new book also researches the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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