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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in distance learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions are considering today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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