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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning are empowering humans in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Professors want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also addresses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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