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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in blended learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Santa Clara University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to better comprehend these promising new open educational experiments. People want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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