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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in e-learning technology are empowering students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning organizations are struggling with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Researchers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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