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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in blended learning technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Public servants want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also studies the key 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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