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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent changes in electronic educational technology have enabled humans in all parts of the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a variety of subjects that online education organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Rochester to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can teachers deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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