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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in blended learning technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions must deal with today because learning technology is advancing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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