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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online education have empowered learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free 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 many issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Timor-Leste (East Timor) to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these open education experiments. Teachers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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