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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest gains in electronic educational technology have empowered humans all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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