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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in online learning are empowering humans in every nation on earth to take online courses. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Poland to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these open educational undertakings. Educators want to perceive how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This book also explores the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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