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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in elearning are empowering students all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering today because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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