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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like San Marino to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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