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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in blended learning have enabled students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education ventures. Professors want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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