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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in e-learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations are struggling with now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like New Caledonia to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Professors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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