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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in blended learning make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These massive open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning organizations are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. 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 educators assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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