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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in blended learning technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Ecuador to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to better understand these new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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