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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in online learning technology have empowered humans all over the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like British Indian Ocean Territory to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to understand these interesting new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this expanding demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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