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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are considering in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Uruguay to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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