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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in blended learning technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is passable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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