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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in electronic education technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations are dealing with now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Ascension to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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