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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in blended learning technology make it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these promising new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this expanding need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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