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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent changes in blended learning make it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Finland to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to understand these fascinating new open educational undertakings. People want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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