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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in online learning have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so fast. 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 institutions assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a developing need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Scholars want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this expanding desideratum for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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