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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions are struggling with today because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education endeavours. Instructors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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