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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in e-learning have enabled people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily 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 numerous topics that e-learning technology organizations are considering today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can participants ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Kauffman Fellows Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational experiments. Teachers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this growing need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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