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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in online education technology enable humans in nations all around the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is advancing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a developing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these exciting new open education ventures. Educators want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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