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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for humans all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants would like to understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Researchers want to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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