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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in learning technology are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are typically 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 numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Solomon Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education initiatives. Scientists want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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