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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in distance learning technology enable people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online 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 a lot of subjects that elearning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like U.S. Virgin Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also researches the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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