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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in elearning are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology organizations are dealing with now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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