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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in e-learning technology have enabled students all over the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Costa Rica to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Researchers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this demand for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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