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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people all over the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like State University of New York to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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