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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in electronic education technology have made it possible for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many subjects that blended learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Concordia University Wisconsin to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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