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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in blended learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Trainers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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