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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in electronic education technology make it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these open education ventures. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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