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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in blended learning have enabled people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a growing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education endeavours. Universities want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desideratum for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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