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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in elearning make it possible for students all around the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Seychelles to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Instructors want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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