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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning technology are empowering learners all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly 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 quite a few topics that learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Greece to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Students want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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