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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in online learning have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions must deal with today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like The New School to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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