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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in blended learning technology are enabling humans all around the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are generally 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 a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Cuba to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend these significant new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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