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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. New changes in e-learning make it possible for humans in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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