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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in digital education technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Faroe Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Educators want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also addresses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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