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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online learning are empowering people all over the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are having to attend to more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Professors want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this crescive need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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