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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in blended learning technology are enabling learners all over the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is good? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Bellevue University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. People want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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