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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in distance learning are enabling learners in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions have to struggle with now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. People want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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