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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in electronic education technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take classes online. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions are dealing with now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to be more aware of these new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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