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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in distance learning have enabled people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Turkmenistan to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this expanding desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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