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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in electronic educational technology enable people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coral Sea Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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