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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in blended learning technology are empowering students all over the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations are considering more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Venezuela to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational experiments. Trainers want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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