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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in digital education technology are enabling learners in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is developing so quickly. 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 ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Papua New Guinea to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to understand these intriguing new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this developing desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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