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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in e-learning technology enable learners all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning organizations are considering now that blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these important new open education undertakings. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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