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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for students all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses are almost always 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 a variety of issues that distance learning institutions have to consider more than ever because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Malaysia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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