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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern changes in digital education technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations are considering more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these new open educational endeavours. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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