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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in blended learning technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Jordan to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Scientists want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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