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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in elearning technology make it possible for people all over the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are typically free for learners 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 many topics that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Professors want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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