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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in blended learning technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Madagascar to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these interesting new open educational experiments. Trainers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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