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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in electronic educational technology enable people all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Utah State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Universities want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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