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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in distance learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open online courses are ordinarily 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 topics that distance learning organizations are struggling with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Netherlands Antilles to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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