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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in e-learning make it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions are considering now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Academics want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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