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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions are considering today because online education technology is advancing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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