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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in blended learning technology have enabled learners in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Scientists want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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