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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in blended learning technology have empowered students all over the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are mostly free for students 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 a variety of subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Researchers want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also explores the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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