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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in online education enable people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Washington to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Scientists want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing need for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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