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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in learning technology have empowered students in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are customarily free 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 numerous topics that online education organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Michigan to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to better comprehend these interesting new open education ventures. Educators want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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