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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in online education technology are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Professors want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this growing need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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