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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in blended learning technology have enabled learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Argentina to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational endeavours. People want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This exciting new book also researches the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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