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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Tajikistan to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this developing need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also considers the key 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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