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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in blended learning technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions have to deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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