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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online education technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Tajikistan to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Academics want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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