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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in blended learning technology have empowered people all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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