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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in digital education technology are empowering students all over the world to participate in classes online. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions are considering now that blended learning technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this growing need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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