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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in electronic educational technology are empowering learners all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOCs are customarily 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 quite a few issues that e-learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Estonia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to better perceive these interesting new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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