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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in learning technology have made it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Students want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this developing need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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