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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in elearning technology enable people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners 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 variety of topics that elearning technology institutions are struggling with today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like French Polynesia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these new open education endeavours. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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