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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in distance learning enable humans in every nation on earth to take online courses. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Professors want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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