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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in e-learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are struggling with now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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