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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in blended learning technology make it possible for learners all around the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Poland to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these interesting new open education initiatives. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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