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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in electronic education technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions are considering now that online education technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like State University of New York to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Universities want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing need for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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