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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in online education technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Central Florida to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also considers the major 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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