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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in online learning technology are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC classes are mostly free but do not always 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 distance learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Malta to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these fascinating new open education experiments. Educators want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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