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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in blended learning technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are normally 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 a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Saudi Arabia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational ventures. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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