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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in blended learning enable humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions are having to consider today because online education technology is developing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Corporations want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also explores the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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