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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in distance learning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions have to deal with now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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