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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning organizations have to struggle with now that learning technology is developing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Academics want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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