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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in electronic education technology make it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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