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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advancements in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Concordia University Wisconsin to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants need to better grasp these new open education undertakings. Academics want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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