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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in online education have enabled learners all around the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning institutions have to consider today because online education technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Brazil to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants need to better grasp these significant new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this growing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This book also researches the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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