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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in elearning technology are enabling people all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations have to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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