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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online education are making it possible for humans all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massively open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Singapore to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to understand these important new open education experiments. Corporations want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also addresses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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