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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in digital education technology have enabled people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions make sure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like OpenupEd to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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