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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in online learning technology have enabled learners in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality of these MOOC classes is decent? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Montserrat to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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