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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in blended learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations have to consider today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders certify that the training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Iran to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. People want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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