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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students 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 topics that elearning technology organizations have to consider now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Bulgaria to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Researchers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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