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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in digital education technology are enabling learners all around the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to understand these new open education ventures. Students want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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