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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Bangladesh to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education ventures. People want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this developing desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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