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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in blended learning enable people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Cornell University to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better perceive these new open education initiatives. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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