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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in online learning enable humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to understand these promising new open education endeavours. Corporations want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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