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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in distance learning technology enable learners all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions have to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Somalia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This interesting new book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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