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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to better grasp these important new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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