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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in blended learning enable humans in every nation on earth to take online classes. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Iceland to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desideratum for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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