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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in online education have made it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Estonia to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these important new open education ventures. Researchers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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