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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in blended learning technology are enabling learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also studies the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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