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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest changes in elearning technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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