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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations are having to consider today because learning technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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