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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning are empowering people in every nation on earth to take online courses. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students 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 quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Fiji to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these significant new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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