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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in blended learning technology are empowering students all over the world to take online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning institutions are having to struggle 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 training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to better understand these new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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