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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in electronic education technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Switzerland to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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