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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in digital education technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally 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 several issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also considers the 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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