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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in blended learning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions are considering now that blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Senegal to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Instructors want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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