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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in online education have provided the means for learners all around the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC classes are free but do not always 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 having to attend to today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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