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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in blended learning have empowered learners all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to better perceive these open educational experiments. Students want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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