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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in online education technology enable learners in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this growing need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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