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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in blended learning make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these significant new open education undertakings. Scientists want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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