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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in online education have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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