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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in blended learning make it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Scientists want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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