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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in digital education technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take courses online. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Indonesia to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these important new open educational undertakings. Universities want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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