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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in e-learning are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Palau to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these new open education endeavours. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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