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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in blended learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These MOOCs are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Davidson College to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Universities want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desideratum for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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