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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in elearning technology make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions have to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Educators want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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