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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in digital education technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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