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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in distance learning technology have empowered humans all over the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Nagorno-Karabakh to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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