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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in e-learning are enabling people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Universities want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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