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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC classes are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Argentina to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to better understand these interesting new open education experiments. Scholars want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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