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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in blended learning technology enable people all over the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a developing need to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education undertakings. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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