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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is developing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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