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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in online learning make it possible for students in every nation on earth to take classes online. MOOC classes are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Malawi to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Trainers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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