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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in online learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions are dealing with now that blended learning technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions make sure that the training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these compelling new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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