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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in elearning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Guyana to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Academics want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also talks about the major 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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