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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest gains in online learning are enabling students all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Instructors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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