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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to better understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this developing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This new book also analyzes the major 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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