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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in distance learning technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are mostly 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 many subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Researchers want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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