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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in online education technology are empowering humans all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to consider today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to understand these open education experiments. People want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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