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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in elearning have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations have to consider 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 stakeholders certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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