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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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