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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in digital education technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education. How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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