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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in blended learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several subjects that online learning organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Ascension to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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