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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in blended learning technology are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Costa Rica to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Students want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this growing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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