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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in electronic educational technology have empowered humans all around the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Turks and Caicos Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend these interesting new open educational undertakings. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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