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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in electronic education technology enable students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free 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 a lot of subjects that elearning institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is good? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these open education endeavours. Researchers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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