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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in electronic education technology enable students in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Meetup to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to better understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Scholars want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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