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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advancements in blended learning technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology organizations are struggling with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Guernsey to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This sensational new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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