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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in distance learning technology are providing the means for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Academics want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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