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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online learning are enabling people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants ensure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Students want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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