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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in e-learning are enabling students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations are considering now that blended learning technology is developing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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