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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is developing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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