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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in blended learning are enabling people all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Iran to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Students want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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