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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in electronic education technology make it possible for people all over the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Netherlands to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these compelling new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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