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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in online education technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are several topics that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Brazil to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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