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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in distance learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take courses online. These online MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Open2Study to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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