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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in digital education technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to take courses online. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these MOOC classes is decent? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Tuvalu to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Instructors want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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