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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in blended learning technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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