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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in digital education technology are enabling people all over the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions are having to consider today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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