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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in distance learning technology have empowered learners all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are having to consider today because blended learning technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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