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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in blended learning have made it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions are struggling with now that learning technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Somaliland to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these compelling new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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