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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in blended learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take courses online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like openHPI to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these fascinating new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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