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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in electronic educational technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning institutions are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. People want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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