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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Great Basin College to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources