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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in electronic education technology enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many subjects that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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