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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online education enable learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are usually free for students 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 numerous topics that learning technology institutions are dealing with today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Colombia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a developing need to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Everybody wants to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also deals with the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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