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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in online learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several issues that blended learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Trainers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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