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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in blended learning have empowered people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions have to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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