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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest advances in distance learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations are considering today because learning technology is advancing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like YouTube to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these promising new open education initiatives. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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