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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in distance learning enable learners all around the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions are dealing with now that blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these exciting new open education undertakings. Instructors want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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