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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in online education make it possible for people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations are considering in 2015 because learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. People want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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