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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in distance learning technology enable learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like New Caledonia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these promising new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desideratum for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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