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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in blended learning have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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