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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning enable people all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations are dealing with now that learning technology is developing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Brazil to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can educators manage problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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