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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in blended learning technology have enabled students in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Bermuda to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to understand these open education undertakings. Teachers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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