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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in online education have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Alfred State College of Technology - SUNY to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to better comprehend these open educational initiatives. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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