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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in distance learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education experiments. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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