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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in blended learning technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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