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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in elearning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are numerous topics that elearning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a necessity to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education undertakings. Teachers want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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