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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in blended learning technology have empowered students all over the world to take online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOC classes are generally free for learners 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 a variety of issues that online learning organizations have to deal with today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like New Caledonia to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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