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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in blended learning technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Researchers want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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