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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in e-learning technology are providing the means for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily 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 numerous issues that distance learning organizations are considering today because learning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these significant new open education initiatives. Scholars want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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