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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in digital education technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Czech Republic to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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